APPLICATION OF STATISTICAL QUALITY-CONTROL TECHNIQUES TO ANALYSIS OF HIGHWAY-ACCIDENT DATA

STATISTICAL CONTROL TECHNIQUES, ANALAGOUS TO THOSE EMPLOYED IN INDUSTRIAL QUALITY CONTROL, CAN BE APPLIED TO THE STUDY AND CONTROL OF HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS. THIS PAPER PRESENTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES, TOGETHER WITH THE RESULTS OF A PILOT APPLICATION OF THESE TECHNIQUES TO AN ACTUAL HIGHWAY SITUATION. THE RESULTS SHOW STRONG PROMISE THAT THE APPLICATION OF THIS METHOD CAN CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO HIGHWAY ACCIDENT CONTROL. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbbulletin/117/117-002.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • No 117, pp 17-31, 6 FIG Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
• Authors:
  • Norden, Monroe
  • Orlansky, Jesse
  • Jacobs, Herbert
• Publication Date: 1956

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: Statistical analysis of highway accidents
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 117
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Statistical analysis; Statistical quality control; Traffic crashes
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220302
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 9 1994 12:00AM